No injuries or near injuries. Flight stayed in designated area

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Elon Musk's SpaceX team watched a prototype rocket spectacularly burst into flames over the company's test flight area in Texas on Friday.

No one was injured in the explosion, the firm said.

SpaceX had been testing its Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) vehicle in McGregor, Texas. One observer captured video images of debris tumbling out of the sky following the destruction of the spacecraft, which is the successor to the Grasshopper.